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Hand hygiene is a key aspect of improving healthcare quality and reducing infection rates. As concluded by Infection Control & Clinical Quality, here are 10 most recent findings on hand hygiene. 1. Peer pressure may be more effective than the promise of a cash bonus in improving hand hygiene compliance rates, according to a study…

As per the article from Infection Control & Clinical Quality, Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora has implemented a unique antimicrobial stewardship program, known as “handshake stewardship.” The program resulted in a 10.9 percent drop in antibiotic use among inpatients from 2010 to 2014. The new program involves the following: • Fewer restrictions as well as…

Each April, World Health Day celebrates the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO) and renews the call to raise public health standards around the world. Preventing the spread of germs that cause influenza and the common cold, is a critical challenge in North America, every year. As people move about daily, especially in urban…

Germs lurk everywhere. Number buttons in the elevator, door knobs, money, keyboards and mobile phones are just a few of the surfaces people touch every day. But, how many people wash their hands each time they touch these surfaces? Hand washing and its benefits cannot be emphasised enough. It is of such vital importance that…

“The sensor foam soap dispenser is an innovative concept, which is ideal to control consumption of soap. One has to use very little in order to wash hands and keep them fresh all the time. The dispenser comes with a foaming function, which dispenses foam soap solution in the form of cream lather,” remarks Linoj…

In addition to cleaning and anti-bacterial properties, strong environmental credentials of hand soaps are also seen to be increasingly influencing its usage and sales. Customers prefer products that are healthier and greener. The EU Ecolabel established in 1992 by the European Commission, helps consumers identify products and services that have a reduced environmental impact and…

Findings from a recent study in Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control reinforce the need for the thorough cleaning of hospital door handles. Researchers swabbed 120 door handles, stair railings and other high-touch areas in three hospitals in Ghana. A total of 47 of the swabs (39 percent) were positive for S. aureus, and eight of them were methicillin-resistant S. aureus. One…

Hand hygiene is an important aspect of infection prevention in any care setting, and patients are no exception. However, ease of use of and accessibility to some hand hygiene products may preclude patients from properly cleaning their hands. In a study in the American Journal of Infection Control, researchers tested three hand sanitizer products — a pushdown pump bottle,…

Celebrate International Infection Prevention Week The third week of October is dedicated to Infection Prevention and Control The heightened awareness generated by social media, infection prevention partners and the media drive us to look at our own hand hygiene practices and frequency of events. People are more and more concerning their healthy, hand washing and…

Disinfecting And Hand Washing Reduce Workplace Illnesses 2016-04-20 It’s also critically important to use the correct chemicals in an office setting to kill germs. “Using best-practice healthcare cleaning standards outside of the healthcare setting will ultimately reduce absenteeism,” Sopha says. While a quality multi-purpose cleaner can be effective for everyday use, Sopha and Searcy recommend…